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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1903.
Institutions of the Sisters of Mercy, Council IBM fe
St. Bernard's Hospital
For Nervous Diseases
New Mercy HospitaJ
For Sick and Surgical
St. Mary's Home
For Young Ladies and Industrial School
Lore t to Home
For the Aged
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NEW MERCY HOSPITAL.
eighteen years ago 'this fall two lone Sinters of Mercy came
to Council Bluffs, poor in purue, but rich In religious ardor and
strong in the belief that the Father of us all would not allow a
worthy project to fail, even though begun unvdef the most un
promising conditions. They had but twenty-two dollars, and with
this slender capital they proposed to establish a hospital and
eventually to add other institutions. How well these good women
have succeeded may be seen in the splendid buildings they and
their associates have erected St. Bernard's Hospital, Mercy Hos
pital, St. Mary's Home for Young Ladles and the Mt. Loretto
Home for the Aged, costing in the aggregate about a quarter of
a million dollars, most of which has been saved by the Sisters
themselves, with only occasional outside aid.
So much has been said and written about this pioneer of
Council Bluffs hospitals, that a detailed repetition has been
thought unnecessary, but for the sake of properly presenting the
history and rapid growth of the various institutions, it is deemed
advisable to make mention of a few Interesting facts relative to
the different departments.
St. Bernard's Hospital Is devoted exclusively to the care of
Insane and nervous patients; Mercy Hospital is given up to three
debarments medical, surgical and obstetrical. The surgical
department is equipped with one of the most modern operating
rooms in the west. The success of this department bespeaks in
most convincing terms of the cure, skill and thoroughness exercised
by those in charjje. A department of general Interest is the
Accouchement Room for in the founding of the new Mercy Hos
pital, it was the desire of the promoters of the institution to place
and equip within its walls a department where both unfortunate
and respectable women might be skillfully treated. In the pro
mulgation of this principle the sisters have furnished and equipped
this department with the same care and skill which has ever
characterized their work, as in this way they hope to teach us
that obstetrics is one of the most important branches of medicine;
that is should rank with surgery in the recognition given it In
the hospitals, and by the public. St Mary's Home provides
wholesome associations for working girls, who find it necessary
to be away from their own homes, and the Mt. Loretto Home for
the Aged offers a delightful place, where those who have grown
old in life's Journey may retire as to a quiet harbor, secure from
the storms of the busy world outside, and blessed with every op
portunity to end their days in peace. All of these properties are
very favorably sultated for the work In hand, being within easy
walking distance of the street cars and at the same time Just far
enough removed from the bustle and turmoil of the business dis
trict to afford that quiet and repose which is so necessary for
such institutions.
St. Bernard's Hospital has enjoyed the patronage of the
state, county and city authorities for many years In the care of
public charges, and has given uniform satisfaction. Mercy Hos
pital, recently erected, is acknowledged to be one of the finest
hospitals In the West, being provided with every advantage in the
way of construction, and managed by Sisters who add to their
heroic self-sacrlflce a long experience gained in the care of the
sick mere money could not buy the service they render; only the
infinitely higher motive of a Heaven-sent task impels them to their
arduous and unselfish labors. A training school for nurses is con
ducted in connection with the hospital, and the success of Its
graduates bears ample testimony to the care with which candi
dates are selected, and the thoroughness with which they are
trained.
The successful person In any calling Is always the object of
the closet scrutiny, for "nothing succeeds Ilk. success." Th
reason for flattering success of the Sisters of Mercy in Council
Bluffs is to be found in their strict attention to the details of their
work, in their long experience, and particularly in their splendid
trust in God, upon whose providence they have ever relied, even
to the very practical extent of never having turned away a single
deserving case, irrespective of race, creed, or color, regardless of
the patient's nbllity to pay, and this, too, during periods of finan
cial stringency, when long-headed business men would have
deemed It ruinous to incur Increased risk without prospect of
reimbursement. But the. sisters have been true to their calling
and their name mercy has been their guiding principle, and
their splendid success is the more delightful because it vindicate,
their confidence In Divine Providence, and affords an irrefutable
proof in an age of tight-fisted financial competition that even a
cup of water given in His name will not be forgotten. Seated on
an eminence overlooking the city, these institutions may well be
cherished, not alone for their tangible results In the care of the
unfortunate, but quite as much for the high Ideals they champion,
and the splendid example they set for mercy, charity, and love
for fellowinan.
Greetings to His Royal Highness
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Greeting to Ak-Sar-Ben I by Mayor Bemis
OST MIGHTY POTENTATE: The city of Omaha welcomes
the return of Ak-Sar-Ben, king of Quivers, to the domain
that bis predecessors discovered and that has become so
prosperous and so happy. In doing so we feel that the In
fluence' of that great spirit, whose dauntless courage sought out the
soil of Nebraska while it was yet a part of the kingdom of guivera,
has left Its Impress here, and will stimulate our trade and commerce,
so that we shall keep step with the progress of the' age; uud since
your royal highness has signified hla intention of visiting these, his
loyal subjects, every year at the time of the Feast of Moinlumin, and
while our state fair is in session, I, as the ruler of this. city, in behalf
of our citizens, hereby surrender the key of the city to your care and
keeping, and hope that your royal highness may not only be able to
unlock all the storehouses of royalty and hospitality, but that this key
will unlock the hearts and minds of these people and open them to a
broader and higher conception of true citizenship and patriotic loyalty
to the best Interests, not only of our greut ajid growing metropolis, but
of the state at large.
Greeting to Ak-Sar-Ben III by Mayor Moores
ON THI8 great and auspicious occasion the great city of Omaha
ends greeting to your royal highness, the king of Ak-Sar-Ben
the Third and all your loyal subjects. Receiving as we
did an unlimited amount of pleasure and headache from
your former visitations, we have looked forward with a keen
anticipation to the time when we could again see your smiling face
and view your magnificent and triumphal entry into our city with
chariot, bedecked with gold and silver and accompanied, by these
most beautiful of all beautiful living pictures. With the bountiful
crop, and general prosperity abroad In the land on every hand, more
than ever have we awaited your coming with great chunks of pleas
ure, feeling that well could we afford to present your majesty with
the great key to the city ef Omaha, even at the risk of having to issue
more of the 4 M per cent bonds. We might forget the little man
who plays the big drum in the Salvation Army, or even the air lift
a. it goes on merrily lifting 139 gallons a minute into the lagoon
at thw great Transmlsslsslppi exposition grounds, but this scene
never the memory of this glided Splendor red fire and smoke,
like the injunction, will remain with us forever.
Omaha may well unbuckle her belt and swell up with pride on
being favored by such a royal personage as your majesty. Never
before on earth has there been such a display of wealth, harmony
and beauty as we see in you and your subjects, even surpassing the
startling effect of the paint on the roof of the court house.
We will become accustomed to your maids of honor, But should
we appear rude at first or possibly turn our faces to the wall and
weep, do not Judge us too harshly, for we are a bashful people and
our eyes are unfamiliar with such a gorgeous display of fascinating
beauty and form, divine.
We are here tonight partly on account of our unamerican, in
contestable desire to bow before royalty and partly to give unto
your majesty the great key to and the freedom of our city. The
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only request we have to make is that you will please return them
both in good order. And as Nero said when he sat on his throne
and fiddled away while the old town of Rome burned, so say I
unto you: "There will be a hot time in the old town tonight."
Greeting to Ak-Sar-Ben IV by Mayor Moores
OST Gracious and Beneficent King Ak-Sar-I3en IV, Monarch'
of Alhanibra and Duke of the Seen Cities of Cibola, Greet
ing: One year ago your illustrious father, King Ak-Sar-Ben
ill, visited our city accompanied by his royal retinue.
He found his kingdom flourishing. The royal treasuries were sup
plied, the bins were filled with choicest grain, and the stalks of
corn stood thick upon the ground, groaning under their heavy load
of golden ears, waiting to be gathered; all the wheels of Industry
were moving; prosperity had returned to the stricken lands and all
the subjects of the king were glad. But however pleasing was the
sight which met the eyes of your illustrious father, the lamented
King Ak-Sar-Ben III, the sight which meets your vision, O Most
Puissant Monarch, is more marvelous and more glorious still. The
cycle of the seasons have made another revolution and now again the '
royal revenues are full to overflowing, the bins are bursting with
grain and once again the bending corn stalks plead to be relieved
of their heavy burden. Prosperity has come to stay.
One year ago the people of your kingdom were planning with
fear and trembling a great exposition to be held at the capital of
the realm to display to the world the magnificent resources of your
majesty's domain and the splendid intelligence and thrift of these,
your majesty's subjects. That grand exposition is now completed and
awaits your majesty's coming.
Today you come with this gorgeous pageant, illustrating the
stately architecture and magnificent trappings of an almost forgotten
past; an age of lovely women and brave men; an age of art and
manufacture. Your loving subjects Invite you to visit this great ex
position that they have prepared.
All these rich material treasures are yours, but your most price
less possessions are these, your majesty's subject., who present to
you these golden keys to this, the capital of your majesty', realm,
in token of their allegiance, and shout tonight with loud and loyal
acclaim, "Long live King Ak-Sar-Ben IV, the greatest and most ben
eficent monarch the world has ever known. Long live the King!"
Greeting to Ak-Sar-Ben X by Acting Mayor Zimman
ONORED SIRE: To stand before your majesty causes me to
tremble to such an extent I scarce can speak. Pardon, there
fore, your highnebs. my faltering words as I haste to inform
you that I cannot hand you the various keys you demand
for the reason that the locks on everything in the city have been
carefully removed and all key. thrown into the Missouri river, in
expectation of your coming, thus rendering your liege city In reality
a wide open town on this happy occasion. In conclusion. It is my
high privilege, in the name of the city of Omaha, to extend you and
your court most royal greeting and on this fiftieth anniversary of our
state and the tenth anniversary of your kingly line to wish that due
success and prosperity may continue to attend Ak-Sar-Ben.
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